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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21
LINCOLN GAVE HIM A BOOST.
How Tender Hearted Abe Rescued Senator
Blackburn from Defeat.
Chicago News

Senator Joe Blackburn of Kentucky,
tells story of Abraham Lincoln that was
never printed before. He says: "When
| was nineteen years of age | located in
Chicago and commenced the practice of
law. One of my first cases was in the
United States Court, which was presided
over by Justice Mclean, Of the Unit q
States Supreme Court, and Judge Drum
mond, of the Illinois circuit. The oppOs-
ing council was Isaac n. Arnold, then at
the head of the Chicago bar, who was
subsequently Il prominent member OF
Congress, and the author of the first biog-
raphy of Mr.. Lincoln. had filed a de
murrer to Mr.. Arnold's pleadings In the
cause, and when the case was reached on
the calendar was quite nervous at hav-
ing such formidable and experienced
antagonist, while the dignity of the tribu-
nal and the presence of large number
of LAWYERS in the court all aided to IN
crease my timidity and embarrassment.
| was young, inexperienced, and naturally
felt diffident and nervous; in fact l was
willing that any disposition should be
made of the cause so | could get rid of it.
MIR Arnold made an argument in which
he criticised my demurrer in a manner
that greatly tended to increase my con-
fusion.
However, had to make an effort. |
said but little, and that in very Devil
dered manner, and was about resdy to sit
down and let the case 90 by default, as it
were, when tall, homely, loose iointed
man sitting in the bar, whom | had
noticed as giving close attention to the
case; arose and addressed the Court in
behalf of the position l had assumed in
my feeble argument, making the points
so clear that when he closed the Court at
once sustained my demurrer | didn't
know who my volunteer friend was, but
Mr.. Arnold got up and attempted to re-
buke him for interfering in the matter,
when | for the first time heard that he WAS
Abe Lincoln of Springfield.
''Mr. Lincoln, in his good-natured reply
to Mr.. ArDold's structures on his interior
ence, said that he claimed his privilege OF
giving young lawyer boost when
struggling with his first case, especially
if he was pitted against an experienced
practitioner. OF course l thanked him
and departed from the court as proud as
Young field marshal. | never saw Mr..
Lincoln again, and he died without ever
knowing who the young, struggling lawyer
was he had so kindly assisted and rescued
from defeat in his maiden effort before q
United States tribunal" ..
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21

This throws an extra weight upon the
! right side, and makes the right the more
reliable limb. The use Of the right arm,
situated directly over the right leg, tends
less to the disturbance of the center of
gravity than does the use of the left arm.
But how will the Doctor explain left
hsndedness?-I Medical Record.
That milk is not always good thing
for adults is well known; but it seems
that an exclusive milk diet may even
bring on dilatation of the stomach, ema-
citation and many other distressing symp-
toms. A patient illustrating this fact was
recently shown by NJ. Debove at the
Societe Medicale des HopitauX. The man
had had alcoholic gastritis, and lost
thirty-six pounds under q milk diet.
The very best way to prevent scale in q
steam boiler is to use feed water heater
that will deposit scale by raising the
temperature of the water in the heater
high enough to lioerate the soluble mat
ter before the water gets into the boiler.
Nobody ever heard of dragged sheets" on
a heater. We see one every day On
boilers. Don't let the scale in and it
won't trouble you Milling World.
The cart of washing hands" is not an
easy one, according to DR.. HALTER, of
Trauenteld. To insure absolute surgical
cleanliness of the hands they must first
be carefully washed with potash soap and
water as hot as can be borne, aud then
with per cent. solution OF carboliC
acid, or one per mile solution of corrosiev
sublimate, or chlorine water British
Medical Journal.
In lecturing before the Society of Natu-
raj History at Berlin Professor Stricken
has employed with much success an cleo
trio lamp of 1000 candle-power for the
projection OF microscopic sections upon
screen, employing 9 maguifying power of
5000 to 5000 diameters 1t is stated that
the definition obtained is very sstisfac-
tory.
"Woodite" is the name of a new mate
rial which possesses the elasticity of rub
Der without being either infammable or
injured by salt water. It is proposed TO
use it as fender on wharves to prevent
injury By collision with ships, and to
protect the unarmored parts of war YES
sells.
A new spirit lamp that is said TO be per-
fectly safe has been introduced. Il is so
made that there is no danger from over
flowing, and a shield is arranged to pre-
vent heating the spirit reservoir.
Boldo-glucine is the name of another
new hypnotic. It is given for nervous in
somnia in doses of from twenty grains to
two drachms.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21
PASrEUR'S MANY CURES.
some of the Opposition the Eminent Biolo
Eist Has 10 Contend With.

Eist Has TO Contend With.
PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE gentle and genial
DR.. Pasteur-as modest as he is shrewd,
as benevolent as he is erudite-is lust
now $50 to speak suffering from the
bites of several enraged critics. Not to
consider seriously the angry attacks OF
certain lively journalists, Of whom Henri
RGchefort is one-attackS more remark
able for their literary virus than their
scientific soundness-the great philoso-
pher has had, of late, some hard and
singing blows from certain physicians,
especially from DR.. Peter, q Well-known
professor in the Paris College Of Medi-
cine.
DR.. Peter, in the most public manner,
in the presence OF a great array OF his
academic associates, and on the basis OF
large category of infinitely observed
and carefully recorded facts, has declared
and attempted to prove that DR.. Pasteur's
supposed antldote for rabies is not only 8
delusiOn, but snare.
Dr. Peter was very pungent. He did
not mince matters. He spoke like man
who had been goaded to anger. He said
pithily:
"The sG-called preventive NEGOTIATIONS,
instead of being etlicacious and curative,
on the contrary, develop d new sort of
rabies, which may be called expert
mental dog rage, or the madness of the
! laboratory"
DR.. Peter, on being asked to explain,
went on TO state:
"The virus used is the virus OF the r2b-
bit. Now, madness in the rabbit is para
i.,t = a iS CT a
If YOU inoculate with the virus of the
rabbit man bitten by a mad dog you
create an intermediate kind Of rabies.
And this is not cure. On The contrary,
| it is itself a danger"
This is, in substance, the uncomfortable
and discouraging theory which DR.. Peter
has Just been exploiting before conclave
! of medical brethren; theory which, if
| true. will fling sudden shadow on all
mankind and "eclipse the gayetY of ma
! TONS"
| But, on the other hand, Professor Vul-
| plan took up the Cudgels in defense OF
Dr.. Pas,eur, and quoted with great effect
| tae magnificent array Of statistics Of ca
SEES treated successfully in the PaSteur
| laboratory. These statistics, it may be
noted, are growing greater and more con-
vincing day by day. They are the logic
of facts. These triumphant facts were
actually adding to their own impressive
pulk and value during the very time while
DR.. Peter was haranguing against them
! for DR.. Pasteur was then engaged III
working his happy cures. Up to the
present writing, the statistics may be
summed up as follows: the cases treated
! by DR.. Pasteur now number 2,Go2; the
deaths number only %. These figures
are more telling than Dr.. Peters rather
| spiteful speech.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21
Italy.
NEWS FROM THE VATICAN.

ROME, Feb. 2O.-CsI dinal Gibbons has
been very busy since his arrival here. No
definite information OF the business OF
the propaganda is known, but it is GER
tain that the great questions touching
Catholic interests in America will De con
sidered carefully. Cardinal Gibbons is
expected to express an opinion on all
questions submitted for his views pc
cause of his great acquaintance with the
present American questions and his
strong love of American institutions. 1t
is difficult to believe that the conclusion
reached will be of an unfavorable char
acter. Bishops Carr of Melbourne and
Keane of Richmond, Va, congratulated
the Pope in the Vatican to-day upon the
ninth anniversary of his ponuticate. The
Pope in his discourse described the Bal
timore council as an honor to America
and TO the whole Church. Bishop keane
atterWard thanked the Pope.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21

Peter the Whaler, Phantom Fortune,
Phyllis, Pilgrims Progress, Red Eric,
Richelieu and Under the led Flag, Rife
and Hound IN Cevlou, Robinson Crusoe,
RomolG, Round the World, Salt Water,
Sartor Resartus, Scottish Chiefs, Shad-
ows and Sunbesms, Shandon Bells,
Sketch Book, Spanish Nun and The Black
Dwarf, St0dd&rd's Readings and Recita-
tiors, Strange Adventures of PhRton,
Sunrise, Swiss Family Robinson, Thad-
deus OF Warsaw, That Beautiful Wretch,
Thicker tnan Wster, Three Feathers,
Three SpeDiarda, Tom Browns Schoo
Days at RuGoy, Ten Ctingle' Log, Tour
OF tae World III Eighty Days, 10000
Leagues Under the Sea, Two Oh Tower,
Vanity Fair, Wiley Reilly, Young Fores-
tars, Quotations and Mythology, Rival
Charms, Archie Lowell, Love and Mar
rage, Maud PeiCy's Secret, Young Mrs
Chsrnleigh, Loves Warfare, So Dear 8
Dream, Stephen Lawrence, So True q
Love, Meeting Her Fste, Naughty Girls
Diary. A Woman's WEB, The Earls
Atonement.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21
THE NORTHWESTERN BLIZZARD.

The Los. of Cattle Appslling-Mapy Fatal
titles Expected.
LINCOLN, NEB., Feb. 20.-The damage
to telegraph wires las made the task OF
the collection of details of the late storm
In Colorado and Western Nebraska very
slow and tedious. AS news comes in
it shows that the disturbance was the
worst in the history Of the re-
zion affected by it. The storm
ragged in the mountains and descended
upon the plains. The air hsd been free
from moisture for SO long q time
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21
Arrested for Cattle Theft.
Special to the Gazette.

SptCIAI 10 EHt OhLutNt'
Houston, Ten, Feb. 20.-Thls after
noon Zach Jacobs, 8 prominent stock
raiser of this county, was arrested on an
indictment found at the present term OF
the grand jury, charging him with theft
of cattle from I. B. Beynsteid two Yeas
ago. Jacobs had twelve indictments
pending against him for similar offenses,
but they were dismissed for want OF
proof
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21

If every business man in Fort Worth
would send the weekly GAZETTE for 8
year to some friend in the old stssess II
would do more to boom immigtatfon than
any other means. Try ft-the cost is
nothing and ypa may get valuable prize
ip tina April distribution of CAVITIES
fee premiums.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21
Russia.
PRyPARING FOR AN ADVANCE.

FkhFAhINV IV'Is nv III
LONDON, Feb. 2O.-The Governor OF Al
-Turkistan has advices from the Amer
saving that Russian officers and compa-
nv of Bokharan troops are surveying for
the purpose Of bridging the Amoo Du-
ria near Kulupla, and that Russian ad-
vance is threatened between Kaduz and
al
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21

An account Of prize fight in certain
newspaper of this city the other day said
that the principals stripped 10 the waist
and then rolled up their sleeves. This is
reminder of the Irishman who wrote !:
"As l sm writing this letter l have pis-
tol in each hand and a sword in the
other. - Philadelphia Call.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21

4 Boston paper says it is never weary
Of reading a good epitsph-one which
indicates the work of lifetime in a few
short, crisp words. Here is one, for in
stance, which needs no explanation. 1t
was inscribed on the tomb of csnnibal
"He loved his fellowmen"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21

Arnold Edwin, Aurora Leigh, Aytoun,
Browning, Elizabeth B.; Browning, Rob-
ert; Bryant's Early Poems, Burns, Byron,
Campbell, Chaucer, Coleridge, Cowper,
Crabbe, Dante, Dryden, Eliot, Favorite
Poems, Goethe, Goethe's Faust, Gold
smith, Havergal and Sigourney, Heaven
in Song, Hemans, Hood, Had, Ingelow,
Keats, Kirk White, Lady Of the Lake,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21
Bryan Notes.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
BRYAN, Ten, Feb. l9.-The negro
who was shot by Martin Whitman on the
18th inst. died this morning about ,
o'clock. A coroner's inquest was held
over the body to-day, returning the YER
dict that he came to his death in the
manner before stated.
Another fine rain fell here this morn
ing and it still continues this afternoon
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21

Lalla Rookh, Poetry of Flowers, Long
fellow, Lucille, Macaulay, Meredith, Mil
ton, Moore, Odyssey, OSsian, Paradise
Lost, Poe, Pope, Proctor, Rogers, Ros-
setti, Schiller, Scott, Shakespeare, She-
ley, Songs, Sacred and Devotional, Swim
burne, Tennison, Tnackeray, Thompson,
Topper, Virgil, Whittier, Willis, Words
worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21
TE1Ez Pr NITUMS.

APRIL
rapidly
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21

The Finest RaIers is>tAc word.
1t Anderson,s fuHseofe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21

Having triumphed DYER all competitors,
st. Jacobs Oil stands vi ;haat rival.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21
POETS

The following List OF Red Line Poe SO number embrace OF the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21

The Distribution will be supervised by committee OF business
residing the city, who have kindly consented to be
and attest the impartiaty of the award.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16
A Friend to All Honest People.

Everybody knows Col. Ingersoll's repu-
tation as lawyer and a politician, but
every one cannot speak of his personality
truly. Take the word "friend," for in
stance. The broadness of the term can
not be better shown than by something
he said to man one day last week.
They were talking Of the prosaic matter
of ''new Shirts" when the colonel de-
clared he was not going to have another
made for him until he could find shirt
maker who was honest enough to give the
woman who did the work the S1.50 each
that he was willing to allow.
"I'm afraid you'll have to wait some
time" said his companion. "Shirtmak-
ers' fortunes are not built that way"
"Then I'll wait" said the colonel.
"Henceforth wear no shirt until 1 have
seen the woman who makes it, and she
has told me herself that she got paid for
her work"
This, then, is what the word 'friend,"
as applied above, means. No man can say
that Col Ingersoll ever paid him less than
his work was worth, even in the most lib
eral sense of the word, or that he was
ever asked for q good turn and was re-
fused. 1t is not to his friends that this
big hearted man is q friend, but to all
honest men and women.-Fannie B. Mer-
rill in New York World.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16

"The queen regent of Spain" says the
New York Tribune, as knocking the blue
laws of Spanish etiquette to pieces at a
Jolly rate. The other day she called
meeting of the ministry at the castle of
Aranjuez. When the statesmen reached
the gate of the park they found the queen
and the Princess Isabel waiting for them.
The queen was in Victoria, aud the
Princess Isabel III drag and four. The
queen was driving. She invited Senior
Sagasta TO take seat beside her, and
the other ministers were accommodated
in the drag. On reaching the castle coffee
was brought, and the queen ordered cigars
to be produced as well and offered to the
gentlemen. The ministers seemed to
hesitate. In all the annals of Spanish
history no subject had ever smoked in the
presence of a queen. The queen regent,
however, gave the command, and the min
listers, like dutiful subjects, obeyed. Gold
Sticks and Chamberlain have been ever
since in hopeless dependency.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16
The Tnilors of New Yorlt.

"We don't have any more tailors OF
dressmakers in New York." said drum
mer from Gotham, as he talked Of the
looser trousers, which are getting into
fashion, "but the 'modistes' and artists
are doing the business this spring. There
are no more tailors, but artist cutters,
who fashion trousers only, or make a
speciality Of Albert coats, or are noted for
their waistcoats, are planted thicEly along
Fifth avenue. A British swell and New
York got up man are two distinct animals.
European tailors never indulge in make
up. If man has no more shoulders than
q Boston bean boy, shoulderless he goes
in England But in New York young
Slimpkins goes to his artist, and that in
dividual makes broad shouldered, full
breasted thing of him-pads his bad hip,
matches him on the shoulder, gives him a
swell front and bay window behind.
'tThe New York tailor has more right
to the word artist, after all, than the
usual clothier. He does modelling and
architectural work that is not discredit-
able. There are some tailors here who
are emulating the deceased Poole, of Lon
don, and are making themselves very solid
with their customers by loaning them
money, and in return some of the impe-
cunious swells have had Brother Shears
on the avenue behind their trotters. One
of the fraternity was greatly ineensed
that he had not been invited to his pa
trons wedding
"Make out his BILL" said he to his
cashier, "and put on compound interest
for his airs. detroit Free Press.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16
The Suggestion Well Made.

Governor Ross informed a representa-
tive of The STATESMAN yesterday, that
the suggestion given by it yesterday
morning relative to the return of the
battle flags, met with his hearty approval
in all respects save as to the place of
their reception, and the only change he
could suggest in that particular was that
the Confederate reunion in Dallas, where
thousands of old soldiers, of both sides
would be gathered, would be more op
perfume occasion than could be made by
any special Or individual effort. This
was an unofficial utterance, but 1t ex-
pressed the views of one who has
been soldier for years, and knOws how
to appreciate the sym pathies and feelings
that are inspired By such an OCCASION IS
will be presented. Upon the return OF
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16

Adjutant general King a formal letter
will be forwarded to General Drum &C.
cepting the tender of the flags, and sug-
costing the dute of the reunion at Dallas
as an appropriate time. Governor Ross
cannot, of course, intimate in his letter
by whose hand it might be desired that
the return he made, but, none the less, it
is fact that he would be glad if the war
department should designate Gen. D. S.
Stanley as its representative in the dis
charge of that graceful missioo.
Daring the late war, the
brigade of General Ross captured twelve
stands of colors in various battles, and the
governor is exceedingly regretful that the
fa,es are against his further adding to the
tokening OF peace by returning them to
those who followed them, at the same
time the Texas flags are to be given home
again, but they, together with his own old
regimental flag, on which was inscribed its
battle record, were burned with his bag
gage in Mississippi, just about the close
of the war.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16
Major Stewart on Prohibition.

According to the promise which he
gave, Major Joe II. Stewart spoke last
night on the prohibition question at the
court house. He was greeted by a crowded
house, to whom he gave some very telling
arguments against the prohibition
idea. Major Stewart is a
strong and effectivej speaker,
and last night was well trimmed for a
square up and up fight with Mr.. L. Taylor
Moore, whose late effusion he had been
invited to answer. Mr.. Moore was pres
emit, and after Mr.. Stewart had finished
his able and comprehensive address, was
accorded the courtesy of reply
The facts, figures and logical points
presented by Major Stewart were
too much for him to cope with, however
and after a very short talk he retired
from the field. 1t was common con-
clusion of the great majority of those
who heard Major Stewart, that his speech
was forcible and pointed with argument
while the answer of Mr.. Moore was weak,
disjointed and lacking in both pith and
spirit.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-16
By Golden Bonds.

Cupid scores another victory. His
white winged messengers yesterday con-
veyed the intelligence that on Wednesday
morning next will be celebrated the we'd
ding rites of Miss Stella Wooten, of Aus
tin, and Mr.. William j. Bailey, of Fort
Worth. Mr.. Bailey will take to his Fort
Worth home one whose place in our little
society circles will be hard to fill. The
bride-elect is the daughter of DR.. Thomas
D. Wooten, one of Austin's most promi
nent surgeons, She is lady of rare per
sonai attractions, and one whose gentle
ness of character and kindness of heart
have endeared her to wide circle OF
friends. The prospective groom is a rising
young barrister of the Fort. We felicitate
him upon his exceeding good fortune, and
beseech for the young couple all the hap
piness that can be granted in answer to.tht
prayers of the good, such as all newspaper
men are.